Germany has a comparatively good supply of hospital beds. But the pandemic has shown that this is no guarantee of an adequate crisis response. A contribution by Mirella Cacace and Tanja Klenk.
The corona pandemic, this is obvious, works as a magnifying glass on the performance of our healthcare system, also with regard to hospital care. Other countries are appreciative of the large number of hospital beds in Germany. How sustainable has this lead, which is secured with expensive insurance and tax money, proven in times of the COVID-19 pandemic? How resistant or “resilient” are these structures in the face of the crisis?
Against this background, this article considers the performance of our hospital landscape in the care of COVID-19 patients. In view of the global crisis, a comparison with other health systems is particularly conclusive. The aim of this reflection is to improve the resilience of the system in order to successfully master crises.
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